“Reflections of parts of me”: Reframing Indigenous narratives through art


Picture this: a man is split down the middle. One half dons traditional Native American regalia while the other half sports a modern business suit.

In one hand, he holds a rifle, and in the other, what appears to be a club. His face is similarly divided, but both sides look to the sky. Swirling around him are both traditional and contemporary symbols of the world, including corporate logos alongside pictographic animals.

This is “The Battle Over Tradition,” a screen-printed piece by the printmaker Jason Elliott Clark which is currently on display in his temporary exhibit “Myths and Legends” in the Helen E. Copeland Gallery in Haynes Hall.

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